This is what I say the most when I am helping my dad with his tech questions. Sometimes, I accidentally click on something I didn’t intend to. There is a split second between realizing my error and my reflexes kicking in. This is what can be done (undone). Hold the click. Meaning don’t let go […]
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Sometimes I can’t find a solution to a problem. For this particular problem, I tried searching for an answer online and with ChatGPT, but I still couldn’t find a way to do this. Let’s say you are watching a YouTube video on your phone and there’s a product placement with a QR code to go
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Transferring 35TB of data from one system to another is something that doesn’t happen overnight. There are practical limits of transfer speeds. I know where bottlenecks occur, but it’s good to have real experience to see how data moves and figuring better ways to do it. From my benchmarking of the parity arrays I did
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Using your phone to pay at POS terminals has become a convenience people expect. But sometimes, even with your phone unlocked, you’ll be asked to verify with a fingerprint or PIN leaving you awkwardly fidgeting and retrying the tap. This happens because most Android phones’ face unlock isn’t considered secure enough for payments. Apple’s Face
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Back when I gamed a lot from my friends, there were some mini-games that surprisingly I would totally crush and take first place easily. These involved rapid clicking. On a gaming controller, the tip is to rub your fingernail over the button side-to-side and that happens to be a faster motion that triggers the button
Most of us play media content on our computers or devices. For those who watch content on computers, we would know the keyboard shortcuts for the most common commands. Different players have different shortcut keys for the same type of action. This makes things not so intuitive. Everyone has their own thoughts on what are
Here you’ll find various tips and tricks that will be posted on a regular basis
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